Deconstructing neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in early breast cancer: lack of prognostic utility and biological correlates across tumor subtypes.
Esmeralda Garcia-TorralbaMiguel Pérez RamosAlejandra Ivars RubioEsther Navarro ManzanoNoel Blaya BoludaMiguel Lloret GilAlberto AllerPilar de la Morena BarrioElisa García GarreFrancisco Martínez DíazFrancisco García MolinaAsunción Chaves BenitoElena García-MartínezFrancisco AyalaPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2024)
These results question the utility of NLR as a prognostic biomarker in early breast cancer and suggest the lack of correlation of NLR with tumor microenvironment immune response.